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Bud Scoppa
Bud Scoppas multifaceted four-decade career has encompassed writing about pop music, editing music mags and working in the music business, primarily in an A&R capacity. Over the years, the veteran journalist has contributed to virtually every major music publication, including Rolling Stone, Creem, Rock, Fusion, Crawdaddy! and Phonograph Record, while also doing stints as the editor of Music Connection, Cash Box and Hits. When not writing about music, he was helping to create it at the Mercury, A&M, Arista, Zoo, Discovery and Sire labels. He authored the long-out-of-print paperbacks The Byrds (Scholastic, 1971, priced at 75 cents but now fetching prices in the $8 range on eBay) and The Rock People (Scholastic, 1972; collected interviews) and penned the liner notes for Rhinos Little Feat box set Hotcakes and Outtakes (2000), for which he received a Grammy nomination (but lost to some guy who wrote about Miles Davis), as well as the notes for Columbia/Legacy's Simon & Garfunkel reissues (2001) and Rhinos 40th anniversary Woodstock box (2009). His notes also accompany reissues and collections on Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Buddy Holly and the Easy Rider soundtrack. Presently, Scoppa is senior editor at Hits and industry-news site hitsdailydouble.com. His current outlets include Uncut and Paste, while his work also appears in the School of Rock and Sound Of... sections of the iTunes Store. He blogs for rocksbackpages.com and his own budscorner (http://scoppaoohmaumau.blogspot.com) Scoppa banged out his first record review in 1969; his initial outlets were Rock, Fusion and Crawdaddy! He was barely breaking even in this new pursuit until he discovered that he didn't actually have to buy the records he was reviewing. In his first label gig, working alongside his mentor, Paul Nelson, at Mercury, Scoppa was exposed firsthand to the idiosyncratic delights of the New York Dolls, Blue Ash, Doug Sahm and Jerry Lee Lewis. During that period, he moonlighted as a Rolling Stone reviewer, rhapsodizing about Big Star, Neil Young, Jackson Browne, Gram Parsons, Little Feat, Nick Drake, Harry Nilsson, the Eagles, Mott the Hoople and Brinsley Schwartz. Moving in the fall of 1973 from W. 57th St. to that Camelot on La Brea Ave., A&M Records, Scoppa worked with the Tubes, Nils Lofgren, Supertramp, Squeeze and George Harrison, while contributing to Rolling Stone, Phonograph Record and Creem. A move to the West Coast office of Arista in 1978 coincided with the burgeoning skinny-tie movement, inspiring Scoppa to sign and A&R the Pop, the Bus Boys and Elton Duck; he also inherited the company's Lakers season tickets during Magic Johnson's rookie season, initiating a love affair with the team that continues unabated. He won some job security (but lost some credibility) by overnighting 'Lost in Love', an import single by Air Supply, to boss Clive Davis. In 1983, Scoppa launched a career as a magazine editor, heading up the editorial staffs of Music Connection, Cash Box and Hits, before returning to labeldom in 1990 at startup Zoo Entertainment, where he signed and A&R'd Matthew Sweet, the Odds and Neal Casal. When Zoo hit the wall, Scoppa landed an A&R gig at Discovery Records, which morphed into Sire, where he signed Jolene and worked with Taxiride. But Sire, like Zoo before it, began to unravel, so Scoppa returned to Hits at the beginning of the current millennium, becoming managing editor and a principal in the launch of hitsdailydouble.com, which is now bookmarked on the computers of thousands of music-biz toilers, while contributing to Rolling Stone, Paste, Tracks (RIP), Ice (ditto), Mix and Uncut. Fortunately, the records still come in the mail (in both physical and downloadable forms). And so it goes. List of articles in the library by artist 10cc: How Dare You! 801 : Eno, Phil Manzanera et al.: 801 Live Ace: Five-A-Side Ace : Pub Rock: Grass Roots On the Other Side of the Fence Allman Brothers Band: Win, Lose or Draw Allman Brothers Band : The Allman Brothers Band: Brothers and Sisters Allman Brothers Band : The Allman Brothers Band: Brothers And Sisters Alpha Band, The : The Alpha Band: The Alpha Band Amazing Rhythm Aces, The : The Amazing Rhythm Aces: Stacked Deck America: Holiday Average White Band: Average White Band (MCA) Bad Company: Bad Company Bad Company: Straight Shooter (Swan Song) Badfinger: Ass (Apple) Badfinger: Wish You Were Here Beau Brummels, The : The Beau Brummels: The Beau Brummels Big Star: No.1 Record Big Star: Radio City Big Star : Stars In Their Eyes: Big Star Blue: Blue David Bowie: Low Bonnie Bramlett: It's Time Bonnie Bramlett: Sweet Bonnie Bramlett Brinsley Schwarz: Silver Pistol Brinsley Schwarz : Pub Rock: Grass Roots On the Other Side of the Fence Jackson Browne: Jackson Browne Jackson Browne: Late for the Sky (Asylum) B T Express : BT Express: Do It ('Til You're Satisfied) Byrds, The : Byrd Brains: Matthew Sweet and R.E.M.s Peter Buck Ponder Country-rocks Finest Byrds, The : Gram Parsons, Track by Track Byrds, The : The Byrds are Amazingly Graceful Byrds, The : The Byrds: The Best of the Byrds (Greatest Hits, Volume II) Cate Brothers, The : The Cate Brothers: Cate Brothers Cat Mother Cat Mother Blondie Chaplin: Blondie Chaplin Eric Clapton: E.C. Was Here Eric Clapton: No Reason To Cry (RSO) Eric Clapton: Rainbow Concert Eric Clapton: There's One In Every Crowd Joe Cocker: The A&M Years 1968-1976 Ry Cooder: Paradise And Lunch Creedence Clearwater Revival: Pendulum Crosby Stills and Nash : Stephen Stills,Graham Nash and David Crosby Albums Kiki Dee: I've Got the Music in Me Delaney & Bonnie: Delaney & Bonnie Together (Columbia) John Denver: John Denver's Greatest Hits John Denver: Rocky Mountain High Doobie Brothers : The Doobie Brothers: The Captain And Me Dr. Feelgood : Dr Feelgood: Malpractice (Columbia) Dr. Feelgood : Pub Rock: Grass Roots On the Other Side of the Fence Ducks Deluxe: Ducks Deluxe Ducks Deluxe : Pub Rock: Grass Roots On the Other Side of the Fence Eagles, The : Don Henley in Conversation Eagles, The : The Eagles: The Eagles Eagles, The : The Eagles: Hotel California (Asylum) Eagles, The : The Eagles: One Of These Nights (Asylum) Dave Edmunds: Rockpile Dave Edmunds: Subtle As A Flying Mallet Brian Eno : Eno, Phil Manzanera et al.: 801 Live Eurythmics: Savage Everly Brothers, The : The Everly Brothers: Stories We Could Tell Faces, The : The Faces: From Pop to Euphoria Matthew Fisher: Journey's End Fleetwood Mac: Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac: Bare Trees Fleetwood Mac: Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac: Rumours Flying Burrito Brothers : Gram Parsons, Track by Track Flying Burrito Brothers : The Flying Burrito Brothers : Last of the Red Hot Burritos John Fogerty: John Fogerty Foghat: Foghat (Bearsville) Free: Heartbreaker Marvin Gaye: I Want You (Motown) J. Geils Band : J Geils Band: Bloodshot Grandaddy: Sumday (V2) Grateful Dead: Blues For Allah (United Artists / Grateful Dead Records) Grin: 1+1 Grin: All Out Hall & Oates: War Babies Tim Hardin: Painted Heads Emmylou Harris : EmmyLou Harris: Pieces of The Sky Emmylou Harris : Gram Parsons with Emmylou Harris: Grievous Angel Don Henley in Conversation Hipsway Takes The Plunge Crotch Deep In The Hoopla Hollies, The : The Hollies: Another Night Nicky Hopkins: The Tin Man Was a Dreamer Incredible String Band, The : British Folk Rock: Robin Hood Rides A Chopper INXS : Splat! INXS Makes The Sound Of SUXS Chris Isaak Has It All Backwards Jefferson Starship: Dragon Fly Elton John: Blue Moves Elton John: Caribou John Kay: My Sportin' Life Speedy Keen: Previous Convictions Kings of Leon : Kings Of Leon: Only By The Night Alison Krauss : Robert Plant and Alison Krauss: Raising Sand Alvin Lee: On The Road To Freedom Gordon Lightfoot: Cold on the Shoulder (Reprise) Lindisfarne : British Folk Rock: Robin Hood Rides A Chopper Lindisfarne: Fog on the Tyne Little Feat: Dixie Chicken Little Feat: Sailin' Shoes Little Feat: Time Waits for Columbus Little Feat : The Little Feat Saga Loggins & Messina: Kenny Loggins with Jim Messina "Sittin' In" Long Ryders, The : Long Ryders Renovating Byrdsland Lynyrd Skynyrd: Nuthin' Fancy Lynyrd Skynyrd: Second Helping (MCA) Man: Rhinos, Winos & Lunatics Phil Manzanera : Eno, Phil Manzanera et al.: 801 Live Dave Mason: It's Like You Never Left Ian Matthews: If You Saw Thro' My Eyes (Vertigo) Roger McGuinn : Steven Stills, Roger McGuinn & Band Albums Terry Melcher: Terry Melcher Frankie Miller Band: The Rock Steve Miller Band: Fly Like An Eagle (Capitol) Steve Miller Band: Recall The Beginning... Steve Miller : The Steve Miller Band: The Joker (Capitol) Moody Blues, The : The Moody Blues: Gentle, Smooth and Nice Van Morrison: A Period Of Transition Mott The Hoople : Mott the Hoople Causes Hoopla Mott The Hoople : Mott: No Success like Failure Mott The Hoople : Mott the Hoople: All the Young Dudes Elliott Murphy : Elliot Murphy: Night Lights (RCA) Rick Nelson: Intakes Randy Newman: Having Fun But Not Making A Habit Of It Harry Nilsson: Duit On Mon Dei Harry Nilsson : Nilsson: Nilsson Schmilsson (RCA) Robert Palmer: Pressure Drop Gram Parsons with Emmylou Harris: Grievous Angel Gram Parsons, Track by Track Gram Parsons: GP Pentangle : British Folk Rock: Robin Hood Rides A Chopper Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers : Tom Petty: Less Is More, More Or Less Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (Columbia) Plainsong : British Folk Rock: Robin Hood Rides A Chopper Robert Plant and Alison Krauss: Raising Sand Poco Poco: A Good Feelin' to Know Pretty Things, The : The Pretty Things: Silk Torpedo Procol Harum: Grand Hotel Procol Harum: Procol's Ninth Queen: Sheer Heart Attack Radiohead: Hail to the Thief (Capitol) Lou Reed: Rock N Roll Animal R.E.M. : Byrd Brains: Matthew Sweet and R.E.M.s Peter Buck Ponder Country-rocks Finest Rolling Stones, The : Cocksucker Blues: A Film by Robert Frank and Danny Seymour Rolling Stones, The : The Rolling Stones: Goat's Head Soup Rolling Stones, The : The Rolling Stones: Black And Blue (COC) Rufus: Rags To Rufus (ABC) Savoy Brown: Hellbound Train Boz Scaggs: My TIme Boz Scaggs: Silk Degrees (Columbia) Simon & Garfunkel : All Gone To Look for America: Simon & Garfunkel Souther-Hillman-Furay Band, The : Souther Hillman Furay: Trouble in Paradise Spirit: Spirit of '76 Bruce Springsteen: At the Roxy, Los Angeles Squeeze : The Squeeze Story Stealers Wheel: Stealers Wheel Steeleye Span : British Folk Rock: Robin Hood Rides A Chopper Steely Dan: Pretzel Logic Steely Dan: The Royal Scam Steppenwolf: For Ladies Only Cat Stevens: It Must Be Destiny Cat Stevens : Easy Does It: Cat Stevens John Stewart: The Phoenix Concerts (RCA) Rod Stewart: A Night On The Town Rod Stewart: Atlantic Crossing Rod Stewart: Gasoline Alley Stephen Stills,Graham Nash and David Crosby Albums Stephen Stills : Steven Stills, Roger McGuinn & Band Albums Stories : Ian Lloyd & Stories: Traveling Underground Strawbs, The : The Strawbs: Grave New World Sutherland Brothers and Quiver : Sutherland Brothers & Quiver: Dream Kid Sutherland Brothers and Quiver: Reach for the Sky Matthew Sweet : Byrd Brains: Matthew Sweet and R.E.M.s Peter Buck Ponder Country-rocks Finest James Taylor: Gorilla Third Eye Blind: Blue (Elektra) Richard Thompson : British Folk Rock: Robin Hood Rides A Chopper Three Dog Night: Coming Down Your Way Three Dog Night: Harmony Robin Trower : Trowers Travails Dwight Twilley: Sincerely Dwight Twilley: Twilley Dont Mind Utopia : Todd Rundgrens Utopia: Another Live (Bearsville) Loudon Wainwright III: Album III Joe Walsh: So What Bob Weir: Ace Wet Willie: Wet Willie Who, The : Tommy on the Silver Screen Jesse Winchester: Learn To Love It Ronnie Wood: Now Look (Warner Bros.) Ronnie Wood: I've Got My Own Album To Do Neil Young : Tonight's the Night: Play It Loud and Stay in the Other Room! Neil Young and Crazy Horse: Zuma Neil Young: American Stars n Bars (Reprise) Neil Young: Are You Passionate? (Reprise) Neil Young: Time Fades Away Neil Young: Tonight's The Night Neil Young: The Unwilling Superstar Warren Zevon: Sentimental Hygiene Warren Zevon: Warren Zevon (Asylum) List of genre pieces Confessions of a Grammy Nom Back to LIBRARY |
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